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Question to a Project Management Professional

Question

Select the best option

A team member requests a technical change to an activity. After considering the impact, the project manager finds that the change can be implemented without any harmful effect on the project schedule or cost. Before the project manager will approve the change, he should:

Identify the alternatives.

Establish procedures to handle the change.

Make sure the team member understands the change.

Evaluate the impact on the other elements of the project.

Answer & Explanation

Right answer

Identify the alternatives.

Establish procedures to handle the change.

Make sure the team member understands the change.

Evaluate the impact on the other elements of the project.

Explanation : A project manager should thoroughly evaluate potential impacts that the change may have on all the project elements. Approved change requests can require new or revised cost estimates, activity sequences, schedule dates, resource requirements, and analysis of risk response alternatives.

See also PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition: Sec. 4.5.2

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